| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺北護理健康大學 === 健康事業管理研究所 === 107 === Background: Diabetes is one of the most common and serious chronic diseases, and it has become the most important public health issues all around the world in 21st century. However, studies of trends in outpatient visits rate which focus on the national people are still rather limited.
Objectives: The aim of this study is to explore the trends in outpatient visits rate for diabetes patients in Taiwan.
Methods: The present study uses the data from 1998 and 2017 based on the “Statistics of Medical Care National Health Insurance” published by the “Ministry of Health and Welfare”. First, data sorting and statistical analysis used Excel 2010. Then, the categorical data were presented as frequency and percentages to analyze the national people and Diabetes Mellitus Outpatient research subjects, and calculate the Diabetes Mellitus Outpatient gender and age standardized visits rate based on the standard population in the Mid-year population in 2000. In terms of inferential statistics, a test for linear trends over the years was performed using Cytel Studio 8 software.
Results: All Diabetes Mellitus Outpatient standardization outpatient visits rate there were 3,931 to 5,508 people out of every 100,000, whereas, the highest in 2017 and the lowest in 2000. In terms of genders, both of males and females in the outpatient visits rate of standardized showed upward trends in the results for both genders, and reached a statistically significant level. In terms of age groups, the showing upward trends in the results all four age groups, and reached a statistically significant level.
Conclusions: The trends of the diabetes standardization outpatient visits rate were increased year after year in Taiwan. It suggests that the health related department develop sound preventive measure and increased health educational program. Diabetes patient is only required to conform to the physician treatment, regular medication, and regular evaluated treatment effect, but also had to keep an eye on the risk factors of complications.
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